Hospital probes death of baby who fell on concrete floor

by Lora Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News

COTABATO CITY - The Cotabato Regional and Medical Center management created an investigating committee to conduct a probe on the incident last May 20 inside the delivery room where a baby died after allegedly falling on the concrete floor.

The mother alleged she was left unattended by nurses and staff while she was in labor.

Dr. Helen Yambao, CRMC chief of hospital, said any information will be released as soon as results come out of the investigation.

She said the nurses will be called for questioning.

Amid the controversy being faced by the hospital, an ongoing auditing is being conducted for International Organization Standardization certification purposes.